To: Portland Section Members and Friends  From: Martha Dibblee, email administrator Dinner Reservations Meeting Notice Join us for our monthly lecture series at Helioterra Winery in Portland, featuring a dinner and talk by Prof. Gonzalo Campillo-Alvarado,Reed College. This event includes a catered dinner from a local Portland eatery, a short talk by Isabella Jupiter, an undergraduate student who works in Prof. Campillo-Alvarado’s lab, and finally, the lecture from Prof. Campillo-Alvarado.This event is all ages welcome and encouraged.For any questions related to this or future monthly dinner lectures, please contact Irving Rettig at irvdrettig@gmail.com Of note: November and December Portland ACS meetings will be held at the Helioterra Winery, 2025 SE 7th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214.  (info@helioterrawines.com; (971) 229-1445). Upcoming meeting dates are 2nd Wednesdays at Nov. 13 and Dec. 11. Thereafter, starting January 2025, meetings will revert to 2nd Thursday at venue TBD.

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Registration is now open for the CQLS Fall Conference.  Registration link

Conference registration is free.  While registering, please sign up to present your poster and indicate if you would like to be considered for a lightning talk.

Friday, November 22nd, 2024 at OSU’s CH2M HILL Alumni Center.

Please visit the conference website (https://cqls.oregonstate.edu/2024-cqls-fall-conference) for the in-progress agenda and more information.

Every year, the College of Science celebrates the outstanding work of our instructional and research faculty and administrative staff at its winter awards celebration. This year’s ceremony is on February 26, 2025 from 4 to 6:30 p.m.

We need your help to nominate the 2025 award recipients!

Submissions are invited for one or more of the following awards for colleagues who demonstrate excellence teaching, service, administration or research. All nominations are due by midnight on December 20, 2024. 

Please take a moment and nominate one of your College of Science colleagues for any of the following awards:

• Fred Horne Award for Excellence in Teaching Science for a faculty member who demonstrated exceptional instructional qualities and has had a significant impact on students for at least five years. 
• Distinguished Service Award for a person or group that went above and beyond what was expected.
• Gladys Valley Award for Exemplary Administrative Support for a staff member who has demonstrated outstanding job performance and dedication to your department or the College of Science.
• Inclusive Excellence Award, recognizing the outstanding work of a faculty, staff  or student in the college who is advancing inclusive excellence. 
• Dean’s Early Career Achievement Award, recognizing exceptional achievement in research and education by an early-career, tenure-track faculty member.
• F.A. Gilfillan Award for distinguished scholarship and scientific accomplishments.
• Milton Harris Award in Basic Research in Science for exceptional achievement in basic research, especially for recent research at OSU that will have significant impact.
• Outstanding Faculty Research Assistant or Associate Award to recognize research assistants or associates with a career of outstanding job performance and contributions. 

Thank you for helping us to celebrate the outstanding work of our faculty, staff and graduate students in the College of Science! 

Eleanor Feingold 
Dean  

The College and Career Coach at Salem’s Career Technical Education Center (CTEC) contacted me in early September asking if any of our College of Science faculty might be interested in serving on one of their advisory councils. 

CTEC offers 10 different CTE programs to the juniors and seniors of Salem Keizer School District and recently realigned one of their programs to encompass biotechnology and medical sciences (https://ctec.salkeiz.k12.or.us/programs/biotechnology-medical-science). 

CTEC already works with the College of Engineering faculty who serve on one of their Industry Advisory Councils. With their new alignment to biotechnology and medical careers, the Career Coach thought the College of Science faculty would provide valuable input on an advisory council. I attached the CTEC flyers that explains their councils. They did let me know that serving on an advisory council would not take a lot of time. They plan to have quarterly meetings. 

Judy Fisher, CTEC Business Liaison, is the contact person if folks are interested in participating with an advisory council. fisher_judy@salkeiz.k12.or.us  

I’m happy to facilitate a zoom meet-greet with the CTEC folks and our faculty if you would like me to arrange a meeting. Please let me know if the faculty are not interested so I can get back to CTEC with a response.

As an FYI, for my part, I plan to work with CTEC by conducting hands-on science activities for their students about four times during the year.

To: Portland Section Members and Friends 
From: Martha Dibblee, email administrator

Subject: National Chemistry Week – Volunteer at OMSI with Portland ACS!

Join the Portland Local Section on October 26 and 27, 2024 to help facilitate science demos at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) with guests ranging from kids to adults! The demos are designed by OMSI staff to tie in to this year’s National Chemistry Week theme: Picture Perfect Chemistry!.

We are looking for 2-4 volunteers to work in each of 4 time slots: 
• Saturday, October 26, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm 
• Saturday, October 26, 12:30-3:00 pm 
• Sunday, October 27, 10:00 am – 12:30 pm 
• Sunday, October 27, 12:30-3:00 pm

Full details can be found at this link: 
https://tinyurl.com/2024NCWatOMSI

To register, please fill out this online form: https://forms.gle/gyXKEyfoeTJnyHyt7.

Apply Today! https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/DOE-EERE-RPP-2024-MEPGT?utm_source=opportunity_digest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dpp_star

Application Deadline: March 7, 2025, 5PM EST

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education is currently accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Marine Energy Fellowship: Post Graduate Track.

What will I be doing? As a participant with the Marine Energy Fellowship: Post-Graduate Track, you will get to advance your experience and skills utilizing the expertise, resources, and capabilities available at DOE laboratories, industry, federal agencies, NGOs, community-based organizations, or other approved facility to accomplish your research goals, all while networking with top scientists in the field. You will enhance your education and training in marine energy, increase your marketability in these disciplines, gain access to top scientists and state-of- the-art equipment, and gain insight into research and career opportunities. You will have the opportunity to collaborate and learn from experts researching, developing, and testing emerging technologies in marine energy and/or blue economy.

Where will I be located? You will conduct research at both your academic institution and at an external hosting facility. Because you are responsible for finding a host facility and securing a mentor, you will be embedded in a facility that aligns with your professional goals and who can provide the resources you need for your career development. Your mentor may also be a resource for your next career step! For a list of potential host facilities https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/host-institutions-marine-energy-graduate-student-research-program. 

Apply Today! https://zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/DOE-EERE-RPP-2024-MEPGT?utm_source=opportunity_digest&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dpp_star

The details: You will receive a competitive monthly stipend based on highest degree obtained ($5,000 for bachelors, $5,833 for masters, and $6,667 for doctoral degrees), health insurance or a health insurance supplement to offset the costs of health insurance, reimbursement for education, research, and/or conference support and materials up to $10,000. Relocation and/or travel funds of up to $4,000 may be provided for eligible participants relocating and/or traveling to the hosting facility. 

You must be a U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident and be a recent graduate of a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral degree at a qualified program at an accredited U.S. college or university. The degree must have been obtained within 24 months of the appointment start date. You must have conducted research, development, and/or testing in an area aligned with marine energy.

Program Website: Marine Energy Fellowship (orau.gov)

Questions? Email DOE-RPP@orise.orau.gov.  Please list the reference code [DOE-EERE-RPP-2024-MEPGT] for this opportunity in the subject line of your email.

This research experience is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Water Power Technologies Office. This program is administered by Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities, for DOE.

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Are you interested in learning how to make laboratory science courses more accessible? We invite you to join us for the Creatively Learning Accessible Science Symposium (CLASS), a day-long hybrid event on November 1st from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This symposium will feature insights from experts in accessibility, including d/Deaf and Hard of Hearing scientists, blind scientists, neurodiversity, mobility disorders, and service dog accommodations in the lab. You’ll gain valuable tips and tools to enhance accessibility in your classroom or lab. After the expert panel, attendees will have the chance to work collaboratively in groups to address real access challenges in their courses.

Event Details:

·         Date & Time: January 21^st from 4pm to 7pm

·         Location: Horizon Room, Memorial Union, Oregon State University (in-person) or via Zoom (online)

·         Registration Fees: $35 (in-person, includes lunch), $20 (online)

·         Accommodations: Requests can be made through the registration form.

If you have already received this invitation, please accept our apologies for the duplication. We just want to make sure that all who may be interested have the chance to attend.

Spots are limited, so register now to secure your place! Please register by October 25.

This event is sponsored by Oregon State University’s STEM Research Center, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, College of Science, College of Engineering, and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute funded Inclusive Excellence at OSU initiative. This program supports STEM faculty in enhancing inclusive teaching and advising practices.

Please see the following link for more information and expert bios:https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/creatively-learning-accessible-science-symposium.

We look forward to seeing you at CLASS!

I am sending out the information for a funding opportunity with the Oregon Blueberry Commission.

Please share this with the researchers in your unit.

All details and dates are in the attachments and the message below.

Attached is information for all interested blueberry researchers regarding research proposals, progress reports and final reports for Oregon Blueberry Commission. Please note the deadline for submission for proposals and reports is Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. Submission details are included in the attached RFP.

The Research Committee will hold a Preproposal Zoom meeting on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 9:00-11:00 a.m.  You may attend on campus at OSU – room ALS 4009 or you may also participate through Zoom. 

Researchers who are thinking of submitting proposals to the OBC are encouraged to participate in a Research Preproposal Meeting with the OBC Research Committee. However, you must submit a one or twosentence summary of any project you’re interested in discussing tojenny@ostlund.com by Monday, October 14.

Following are the instructions for participating in the Zoom meeting:

Topic: Blueberry Commission preproposal meeting

Time: Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024, 9:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/92327097771?pwd=vaSOXbd8iTDidhbOA99K9PnIUUFDwa.1

Meeting ID: 923 2709 7771

Password: 337576 

Phone Dial-In Information 

        +1 971 247 1195 US (Portland)

        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)

        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

If you have any questions, please call the Oregon Blueberry Commission office.

Thank you,

Oregon Blueberry Commission

503-364-2944

Charlene      

Charlene Wilkinson v Project & Outreach Coordinator v Agricultural Research Foundation v 

CARDV is a 24-hour crisis and advocacy center for survivors of sexual and domestic violence as well as their supporters. Through October, donation bins will be set up in the Memorial Union first-floor Information Desk window, and in the Student Health Services first-floor lobby. Requested items include hygiene products, cleaning products, luggage, trash bags, kids items, and phone charging cables.  

The OSU Advantage Accelerator is offering Iterate, a free virtual class for researchers and prospective entrepreneurs who have a business idea or technology that could become a sellable product or service but aren’t sure what to do next. Iterate consists of four workshops on Wednesdays that build on each other: Nov. 6, 13, 20 and Dec. 4 from 3-4:30 p.m. Learn more and register here.